Sort by Date

Big apologies if this has been asked and answered many times before:

Is there a way to have the results returned by $modx->getDocumentChildren() sorted by pub_date or createdon? Or do I have to take the resulting array and do a sort on one of the keys?

Is there a comparable function to getDocumentChildren() that does have a sorting flag built in?

Thanks in advance. MODx rocks!

Andrew

Hi cyberk,

getDocumentChildren() has a sort option built in.

If you set the sixth argument of your function call to the column you want to sort by then that should work.

Hope that helps, Garry

Thanks so much, Garry!

After I read your response I got smart and searched for the function in document.parser.class.inc.php so I could see how the function was actually defined. Works great!

Thanks again!

Andrew

Hey Andrew, could you post an example of how you’re calling getDocumentChildren to sorty by pub_date? I’ve been playing with it for far too long with no success.

Thanks!
-Brett

Hi Brett,

Here’s the line of code I used:



Assume the $folder variable is the folder you want to get the child documents of. This line of code would return the $kids array, sorted by date, and you could loop through the array any way you wished.

Does this help? Post or email if you have further questions.

Cheers,

Andrew